Government Liaison Program (GLP)

Purpose: To administer the Government Liaison Program that was created by PEO to let the government hear the voice of engineers.

Liaison between the mayor and local councillors, MPPs, and MPs with PEO to impress the role of PEO as a regulatory body for engineering practices in Ontario. Committee meets with all levels of the government to inform them about the role of PEO and gather information about engineering projects and activities undertaken by the government that may impact the regulation of the profession.

Government Liaison Program engages members in a number of initiatives through a comprehensive three-pronged approach:

1. Facilitating strong, on-going relationships between chapter members and their local MPPs
2. Actively monitoring and taking action on policy proposals and upcoming legislation that could affect PEO and the Professional Engineers Act
3. Providing communications and policy support to express PEO policy positions to government policymakers when required.

Ultimately, the long term desire is that involvement in the Government Liaison Program will enable the profession’s voice to be represented directly at the decision-making table.